硬说

tā yìng shuō tā bù lèi

他硬说他不累。

He insisted that he wasn't tired.

tā yìng shuō zì jǐ shì wú gū de

她硬说自己是无辜的。

She insisted that she was innocent.

tā men yìng shuō tā zuò de duì

他们硬说他做得对。

They obstinately asserted that he had done the right thing.

duō nián lái yān cǎo gōng sī yī zhí yìng shuō yān cǎo shì bù zhì yǐn de

多年来，烟草公司一直硬说烟草是不致瘾的。

For years, tobacco companies have contended that tobacco is nonaddictive.

yìng shuō yī gè yīng ér táo qì shì bù gōng píng de

硬说一个婴儿淘气是不公平的。

It is unfair to label a small baby as naughty.